Safaricom Ethiopia welcomes new CEO, Wim Vanhelleputte
Date: 2023-09-08
The newly appointed
CEO of Safaricom Ethiopia, Wim Vanhelleputte, has been officially welcomed by
management and staff.
Mr. Vanhelleputte assumed office on September
1, 2023 and has since begun engaging with government stakeholders, industry
players, and customers while getting to know the Safaricom Ethiopia team.
Wim, a seasoned telecoms executive, comes with
deep industry knowledge through his extensive leadership experience over the
past 25 years in the telecommunications industry, serving in multiple markets
across Sub-Saharan Africa, mainly Uganda, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Chad and
Gabon.
He began his career as
an Associate Engineer at Westinghouse Energy Systems Europe in the Czech
Republic, before joining Siemens Atea as a Project Engineer in Zimbabwe, and
then as a Residential Project Manager in Gabon.
Wim is a Belgian
National. He holds a Bachelor Degree in General Engineering and a Master’s
degree in Nuclear and Solid-State Physics, both from the State University of
Ghent. He also holds a Special degree in Power Plant Management from the Free
University of Brussels.
By: Nana Appiah
Acquaye
